02-17-2021, 01:12 PM
Hello shipmates
You may have seen the post of my DIY compasses, so you may have wondered what happened to the leftover piece of triangular brass. Well, I finally decided to either throw it out or make something....
Being one to not like wasting good material I took the piece and made a fid.
The pic shows three splices I made from two pieces of leftover rope using my new fid.
I now have a great working fid and a new emergency dog leash besides the compasses - all from a section of 3mm bar brass and some old rope. You may not have this much salt in your scurvy bones, but I love this stuff.
Cheers[attachment=60]
You may have seen the post of my DIY compasses, so you may have wondered what happened to the leftover piece of triangular brass. Well, I finally decided to either throw it out or make something....
Being one to not like wasting good material I took the piece and made a fid.
The pic shows three splices I made from two pieces of leftover rope using my new fid.
I now have a great working fid and a new emergency dog leash besides the compasses - all from a section of 3mm bar brass and some old rope. You may not have this much salt in your scurvy bones, but I love this stuff.
Cheers[attachment=60]